The latest census reveals a significant decline in the population of Angus, with a high number of people leaving and a low number of births recorded. The region is also experiencing an aging population. This article explores the reasons behind this decline and its impact on the lives of the residents, focusing on the story of Karen and Ernie, a couple living in rural Angus.
The latest census revealed that nearly 4000 people left my home region of Angus last year and another 1500 people died.
I went to visit them in their home, a tied cottage Ernie gets as the head gardener on an estate. Karen works as a cleaner at the Big Hoose. Families were big. Ernie’s mum was married at 20 and had six bairns before she was 28. “There was a few big families about, another couple wi six, and I knew an eight, as well.”
In the distance, on the far side of Strathmore, the Highland fault line kicks up the first ridges of the Cairngorms, known locally as the Braes of Angus. Many of the water courses have been straightened by previous generations. All of this combines to pour huge amounts of rainfall at great speed towards the sea, flooding and eroding as it travels downhill.
Other positive stories, like new distilleries opening, and tourism hubs being developed, point tentatively at a future of growth and opportunity.“The kids of today,” she said “they want bigger and better than what our communities can give them. They see the opportunities in the world, and they go after them.”I see that. I left myself, chasing work in Dundee, then adventure overseas. I wanted more than my quiet village life could offer.
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